Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to the President's annual message to Congress, as reprinted in several December 1899 newspapers, five people of Italian origin were taken from a jail at Tallula, Louisiana, and hanged by a mob. The message names none of the five and gives no date. It says state authorities and the Italian embassy each investigated the killings separately.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: President's annual message to Congress, as reprinted in the paper.